Learn
a new skill
Meet
new people
Get advice
and guidance
in education and
learning
Adult Learners’ Week
22-27 May 2017
It’s never too late to learn!
Join us at Leicester libraries, community centres
and Leicester Adult Education College
Adult Learners’ Week 22 – 27 May 2017
Booking for events is
advised, unless
otherwise stated.
To make a booking,
please contact the
venue. All events are
free unless otherwise
stated.
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN
CENTRE
MAIDSTONE ROAD
LE2 0UA
0116 221 1793
BEAUMONT LEYS
LIBRARY
Beaumont Way
LE4 1DS
0116 299 5460
Health matters in
Highfields
Monday 22 May
11am – 4pm
General health
information and
advice to promote
wellbeing.
Journeys in translation
Monday 22 May
11am – 1pm
Are you confident in
reading English and
any other language?
Join our workshop to
help translate 13
poems from 'Over
Land, Over Sea:
Poems for those
seeking refuge’.
Internet radio DJ
(Leicester Community
Radio)
Wednesday 24 May
1pm – 3pm
Led by DJs from the
Leicester music scene,
learn the basics of
mixing music, using a
mike, basic controls
and presenting a
show. Bring your own
CD, USB or vinyl to
mix your own music.
Recycled jewellery
making
Wednesday 24 May
6pm – 8pm
Make jewellery from
recycled materials.
Bring along old
magazines, card,
paper and broken
jewellery.
Basic sewing with
Sandra
Friday 26 May
1pm – 3pm
Get a good introduction
to using a sewing machine,
learn different sewing
techniques and
understand basic
sewing patterns.
Digital taster – Tablets
Monday 22 May
1pm – 3pm
Confused when using
your tablet? Bring it
along and we’ll help
you get the most from
your device.
Learn a little Spanish
Wednesday 24 May
10.30am – 12.30pm
Learn basic Spanish
for your holidays!
BELGRAVE LIBRARY
COSSINGTON STREET
LE4 6JD
0116 299 5500
EVINGTON LIBRARY
200 EVINGTON LANE
LE5 6DH
0116 221 1286
Journeys in translation
Wednesday 24 May
11am – 1pm
Are you confident in
reading English and
any other language?
Join our workshop to
translate 13 poems
from 'Over Land, Over
Sea: Poems for those
seeking refuge’.
Learning languages
from around the world
Thursday 25 May
10am – 12noon
Surprise yourself –
you may know more
than you realise!
Monoprinting
Thursday 25 May
1pm – 3pm
Design your own
unique one-off prints.
Yoga
Friday 26 May
11am – 12pm
A gentle introduction
to yoga. Please wear
loose clothing.
BRITE CENTRE
BRAUNSTONE AVENUE
LE3 1LE
0116 299 5476
Make pottery tiles
Tuesday 23 May
1pm – 3pm
Make pottery tiles
from coloured clay.
Get creative!
Learn a little Polish
Wednesday 24 May
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Learn some basic
words and phrases
from this popular
language.
FOSSE
NEIGHBOURHOOD
CENTRE
MANTLE ROAD
LE3 5HG
0116 225 4995
Making art from
memories
Monday 22 May
6pm – 8pm
Make a work of art out
of scraps and found
objects.
Make textured pottery
tiles
Thursday 25 May
1pm – 3pm
Warning – pottery can
be addictive!
HAMILTON LIBRARY
20 MAIDENWELL
AVENUE
LE5 1BL
0116 221 2790
Little painted
canvases
Friday 26 May
10am – 12noon
Find your inner
Picasso, have a go at
painting miniature still
life.
LED candle light
flower holder
Friday 26 May
12.30pm – 2.30pm
Create a beautiful
flower LED candle
holder from paper.
HIGHFIELDS LIBRARY
93 MELBOURNE ROAD
LE2 0DS
0116 299 5494
Hand embroidery
Tuesday 23 May
10am – 12noon
Try your hand at this
delicate and
traditional skill.
IT taster session ‘Life
in Britain’
Tuesday 23 May
12.30pm – 2.30pm
Working towards your
'Life in UK' test? A
taster session to help
you practice for your
test.
Book club taster
Thursday 25 May
5pm – 6.30pm
Attention all book
lovers! If this taster
session is successful it
will lead to an ongoing
book club.
Giant paper flowers
Friday 26 May
12noon – 2.30pm
Come along and make
crepe or tissue paper
flowers, lots of fun and
easy to make.
Printing workshop
Monday 22 May
1pm – 3pm
Print a postcard using
relief printing.
Yoga
Monday 22 May
2pm – 3pm
A gentle introduction
to yoga. Please wear
loose clothing.
Journeys in translation
Saturday 27 May
1pm – 3pm
Are you confident in
reading English and
any other language?
Join our workshop to
translate 13 poems
from 'Over Land, Over
Sea: Poems for those
seeking refuge’.
History talk
Monday 22 May
6pm – 7pm
An interesting talk on
crime and punishment
in old Leicester.
LEICESTER ADULT
EDUCATION COLLEGE
54 BELVOIR STREET
LE1 6QL
0116 454 1900
Learn a little Italian
Tuesday 23 May
10am – 12noon
Learn basic Italian for
your holidays!
No need to book just
turn up
Learn to knit
Tuesday 23 May
1pm – 3pm
Knit and purl your way
to knitting success.
Digital taster - Skype
Monday 22 May
1pm – 3pm
See who you're chatting
to across the miles.
Meet the artists
Monday 22 May
1pm – 3pm
View the exhibition in
our gallery space and
meet the artists.
Potters' wheel
Monday 22 May
1pm – 3pm
A great opportunity to
try the wheel – just
wait for your turn and
have a go.
Little painted
canvases
Tuesday 23 May
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Find your inner Picasso,
have a go at painting
miniature still life.
Potters' wheel
Wednesday 24 May
11am – 1pm
Another opportunity
to try the wheel – just
wait for your turn and
have a go.
Vintage fashion
Wednesday 24 May
1pm – 3pm
Demonstration and
free patterns, to make
your own 50's style
apron.
Have a laugh with
English and Maths
Wednesday 24 May
1pm – 3pm
It's never too late to
learn!
Learn a little French
Thursday 25 May
10am – 12noon
Learn basic French for
your holidays!
Poetry reading by the
author
Thursday 25 May
12.30pm – 1pm
Join Roy Marshall, a
local published poet.
Digital taster Snapchat
Thursday 25 May
1pm – 3pm
It’s quick, instant and
fun.
Printing workshop
Thursday 25 May
1pm – 3pm
Print a postcard using
relief printing.
Illustration for a child's
story
Thursday 25 May
6pm – 8pm
Bring out your inner
child through trying
your hand at
illustrations.
The solar system
Friday 26 May
10am – 11am
‘To infinity and
beyond’ – a talk.
Potters' wheel
Friday 26 May
11am – 1pm
Last chance to have a
go – just wait for your
turn – it's worth it!
Lunchtime lecture
Friday 26 May
12.30pm – 1pm
Talk by University of
Leicester on the latest
research by Robert
Bright of the School of
Engineering.
Open mic - hip hop,
grime and rap
Friday 26 May
1pm – 3pm
Take the mic – all
rappers, hip hop and
grime artists welcome.
Digital taster Pinterest
Friday 26 May
1pm – 3pm
‘Pick and pin' visual
inspiration for your
hobby or interest
using Pinterest.
LEICESTER CENTRAL
LIBRARY
BISHOP STREET
LE1 6AA
0116 299 5401
Diabetes information
drop-in
Monday 22 May
11am – 2pm
Tuesday 23 May
11am – 2pm
Wednesday 24 May
5pm – 6.30pm
Thursday 25th May
10am - 11am
Friday 26 May
10am – 11am
Saturday 27 May
11am – 2pm
An informative drop-in
session to answer your
questions about
diabetes. Organised
by De Montfort
University.
Reading for wellbeing
Monday 22 May
12.30pm – 2pm
Wednesday 24 May
5pm – 6.30pm
An interactive drop-in
session on how to live
a healthier life with
books.
Adult Learners’ Week 22 – 27 May 2017
SAFFRON LANE
CHILDREN'S CENTRE
THE CROSSWAY
LE2 6QW
0116 222 1810
ST MATTHEWS
CENTRE
10 MALABAR ROAD
LE1 2PD
0116 222 1045
Sun prints
Wednesday 24 May
10am – 11.30am
A creative hands-on
session using sunlight
to develop prints.
Printing workshop
Wednesday 24 May
10am – 12noon
Print a postcard using
relief printing.
ST BARNABAS LIBRARY
2 FRENCH ROAD
LE5 4AH
0116 454 3250
NEW PARKS CENTRE
321 AIKMAN AVENUE
LE3 9PW
0116 229 8200
Sun prints
Tuesday 23 May
1pm – 3pm
A creative hands-on
session using sunlight
to develop prints.
Learn a little sign
language
Thursday 25 May
1pm – 3pm
Learn basic sign
language, it’s easier
than you might think!
PORK PIE LIBRARY &
COMMUNITY CENTRE
SOUTHFIELDS DRIVE
LE2 6QS
0116 299 5480
Little painted
canvases
Monday 22 May
1pm – 3pm
Find your inner
Picasso, have a go at
painting miniature still
life.
Journeys in translation
Tuesday 23 May
1pm – 3pm
Are you confident in
reading English and
any other language?
Join our workshop to
translate 13 poems
from 'Over Land, Over
Sea: Poems for those
seeking refuge’.
Printing workshop
Thursday 25 May
1pm – 3pm
Print a postcard using
relief printing.
Learn a little Spanish
Friday 26 May
10am – 12noon
Learn basic Spanish
for your holidays!
Journeys in translation
Friday 26 May
11am – 1pm
Are you confident in
reading English and
any other language?
Join our workshop to
translate 13 poems
from 'Over Land, Over
Sea: Poems for those
seeking refuge’.
STOCKING FARM
HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE
MARWOOD ROAD
LE4 2ED
0116 299 5646
Jewellery making
taster
Tuesday 23 May
10am – 12noon
Learn some basic
techniques and take
home a pair of
earrings and a
memory wire bracelet.
COMING SOON…
LET’S READ AND DANCE AND
SING TOGETHER!
Come and listen to stories, dance and sing together. Make and decorate
shakers to use rhythm and movement to support early reading and
language development. Learn lots of fun activities to keep children busy
and not bored during the summer holidays.
AYLESTONE LIBRARY
Tuesday 13 June
10am – 12noon
KNIGHTON LIBRARY
Wednesday 14 June
10am – 12noon
PORK PIE LIBRARY & COMMUNITY
CENTRE
Tuesday 13 June
10am – 12noon
LEICESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY
Friday 16 June
10am – 12noon
BRAUNSTONE LIBRARY AT BRITE
CENTRE
Wednesday 14 June
9.30am – 11.30am
Visit your local Neighbourhood Services building or Leicester
Adult Education College for exciting opportunities in education
and learning, access to information, advice and guidance and
a chance to try something new.
For some events, pre-booking is essential as places are limited.
More events may be added or times and dates may change at
short notice, please check with the venue hosting the event.
The list of the week’s events and activities can also be viewed at
leicester.gov.uk/whatson
For further details:
Neighbourhood Services
W: leicester.gov.uk/libraries
W: leicester.gov.uk/communitycentres
E: [email protected]
T: 0116 454 3540
@LeicesterLibrar
/leicesterlibraries
Leicester Adult Skills & Learning Service
W: leicester.gov.uk/adulteducation
E: [email protected]
T: 0116 454 1900
@lasals
/leicesterlearns
Produced by Leicester City Council communications and marketing team.
Celebrate Adult Learners’ Week, part of the Festival of Learning,
with Neighbourhood Services and Leicester Adult Skills &
Learning Service. Neighbourhood Services now include libraries
and community centres.